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Grapefruit is not just a delicious fruit for eating, this citrus is jam packed with benefits that you might not even have known!
What is grapefruit essential oil?
Grapefruit is a citrus-scented essential oil that has been cold-pressed and extracted from glands from the peel of grapefruit. It has been used for healing benefits for centuries now. This amazing oil can also uplift, energize and relieve stress by its aroma.
Let’s get straight into the benefits!
If you could get one product that could help you in so many ways, why would you not love it? With benefits ranging from reduced blood pressure, weight loss and hair treatment to name a few, Grapefruit essential oil is definitely a household must have. This amazing oil can be taken topically, diffused or taken orally, but please DO advise with your health care professional when using grapefruit for medical purposes as it could have an effect on certain medication. I will also explain on ways to use your grapefruit, so be sure to read all the way to the bottom!
Health – As mentioned, grapefruit can reduce blood pressure, it can also boost circulation by adding to your bath water, relieve hangover or headache by diffusing or rubbing on temples. With antibacterial and antimicrobial properties there are many more hidden health benefits but please speak to your doctor before adding to your diet if you are using chronic medications.
Mental Well being – By inhaling grapefruit you can balance your mood and reduce stress levels as well as uplift and energize.
Skin – Not only does grapefruit help with circulation that will also help your skin but will help with cellulite or apply grapefruit in homemade salve to your skin to treat acne thanks to its antibacterial and antioxidant qualities.
Weight loss – So many ways to use grapefruit for weight loss! By inhaling you can reduce cravings, suppress apitite and stimulate the cells to breakdown fat. By adding grapefruit to your water you can increase metabolism and loose excess water weight. Massage to skin for sculpting and reduce cellulite.
Hair – Improve over all hair health by adding grapefruit to you shampoo and conditioner, this could lead to healthier and shinier hair with happy growth.
Now that you know the amazing benefits, let's get into the ways to use Grapefruit!
Topically
- Add 2-3 drops to a sterile cotton ball mixed with coconut oil and rub the mixture on to you wrist, neck or chest area.
- Use in a roll on bottle by diluting with coconut oil and roll onto areas.
- Add a few drops to a hot bath.
- Rub 2-3 drops neat on to wrist.
- Massage with 2-3 drops and equal parts of coconut or jojoba oil.
- Create skin salve (for acne or skin treatment) by adding 1-2 drops to half teaspoon of coconut or jojoba oil.
- Add 2-3 drops in shampoo or Conditioner
- Massage 1-2 drops with small amount of coconut oil to clean damp scalp
Bonus : Massage with Cypress for body sculpting!
Aromatically
- Inhale directly from the bottle
- Use as a room spray
- Diffuse 5 drops in a diffuser
Bonus : Need a bigger ‘Pick-me-up’? Add Lavender!
Orally
- Add 1-2 drops in water
- Take 1-2 drops in a vegicap
Precautions
If I could emphasize once again, please advise with your doctor if you are on chronic medication beforeusing grapefruit as it can have an effect on medication like blood preasure medication.
Grapefruit, like any citrus fruit,can also cause skin sensitivity to the sun, so please try avoiding direct sun straight after applying grape fruit ti your skin.
With all that amaizing benefits, what are you waiting for?